Follow your love for travel and new experiences, or watch your event plans come to life.
Our Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) program is your ticket to a fast paced industry filled with opportunities. Build your management and communication skills, and learn how to create innovative tourism, leisure and event experiences.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
- * Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
- * Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
Our Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure and Event Management) program is your ticket to a fast paced industry filled with opportunities. Build your management and communication skills, and learn how to create innovative tourism, leisure and event experiences.
This program gives you the confidence to respond to the latest trends and personally grow in areas such as public speaking, communication, time management and inter-cultural understanding. With a shift in focus to sustainable tourism, employers are looking for a new breed of tourism, leisure and event managers.
Our program offers you insights and opportunities to gain industry skills and knowledge. You’ll have access to guest speakers from the tourism and event industry, as well as volunteer and work experience with local businesses. Take on a supervised 12 week internship to further develop your practical skills and build your industry contacts. Our students have recently interned at V8 Supercars, Sunshine Coast Council and Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd.
Career opportunities
Accommodation/destination management; marketing; festivals/sporting events; attraction/leisure/conference management; research; policy; hospitality.
Membership
Australian Tourism Research Institute; Pacific Area Travel Association; Ecotourism Association of Australia; Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education.
Program structure
Introductory courses (8)
BUS101 Contemporary Accounting Issues
BUS102 Auditing and Professional Practice
BUS104 Business Law and Ethics
BUS105 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
BUS106 Business Analytics
BUS108 Introduction to Economics
COR109 Management and Organisational Behaviour
TSM102 Introduction to Marketing
Advanced courses (8)
BUS203 Accounting for Business
BUS320 Introduction to Informatics
TSM211 Communication and Thought
TSM221 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
TSM223 Business Law and Ethics
TSM313 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
TSM314 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
TSM315 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
Elective courses (8)
Select 8 elective courses. Six electives must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses. Two electives must be from the School of Business while the remaining 6 electives can be from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
Students can choose to use these electives towards a major from the Business majors listed below:
- Accounting
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
Total units: 288
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 8 required introductory level (100 coded) courses.
- Complete 8 required advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
- Complete 8 elective courses, 6 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
- (Optional) Use electives to complete a minor (4 courses) to supplement the required major.
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses, including the core course.
- Complete no more than 6 courses from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
- Register any selected Majors or Minors with your Faculty.
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Faculty Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.